[June 27, 2011] RedSeal Systems Awarded Five Stars in SC Magazine's 2011 Risk Management Group Test Tweet SAN MATEO, Calif., June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- RedSeal Systems, Inc., the market's leading provider of solutions that organizations use to identify unwanted access and exposure across their network infrastructure, today announced that its Network Advisor and Vulnerability Advisor v.4.2 solutions have been awarded five stars by SC Magazine in the publication's 2011 Risk Management Group Test. Published in the June issue of SC Magazine, the award recognizes RedSeal solutions' ability to provide immediate results to large organizations and government agencies seeking to improve the effectiveness of network security - to prevent data breaches, optimize internal resources and improve adjacent security processes including vulnerability management. This most recent recognition from SC Magazine represents only the latest in a long series of accolades bestowed upon RedSeal by the publication's widely respected editorial and product review staff. In its previous evaluation of RedSeal, SC Magazine editors specifically cited the product's ability to "solve a major problem for large enterprises" by providing "visibility of the enterprise's actual security configuration" and serving as "enterprise-wide security peace of mind in a box." "It's always extremely gratifying to receive top scores from SC Magazine reviewers as they represent an independent third party that have their hands on nearly every security product on the market today and carry significant weight with enterprise decision makers," said Dr. Mike Lloyd, Chief Scientist at RedSeal. "As we continue to evolve our products and advance our capabilities to meet the needs of customers, we'll always seek this type of recognition as it stands as such an important point of validation with today's security buyers." Experts with SC Magazine said that they continue to award top marks to RedSeal's solutions because the products meet such a critical need for large organizations - helping these customers respond to the ever-expanding complexity and change in their network infrastructure to ensure that defenses are in place and functioning properly. In addition to identifying weak points that could lead to attacks and subsequent data breaches, the reviewers praised RedSeal's ability to lend additional context to vulnerability scanner results by proving which specific network issues are truly exposed to external threats. SC Magazine reviewers highlighted the challenges that most large organizations face today in interpreting and prioritizing scanner results to understand which network vulnerabilities truly represent their most significant risks. By providing customers with visibility into which scanner results are effectively mitigated by existing defenses, and those that are not, RedSeal empowers organizations to focus remediation efforts on those issues that may actually leave them vulnerable to attack. RedSeal's software analyzes the complex interaction of firewalls, routers, load balancers and hosts across the entire enterprise network, assessing the security capabilities of the infrastructure as a whole rather than simply the behavior of individual devices. RedSeal Network Advisor ensures that an organization's desired security policies are actually enforced by their network infrastructure, isolating specific rules and devices that create security holes and verifying continuously that network changes comply with approved policies. RedSeal Vulnerability Advisor analyzes the effect that network security has on host vulnerabilities, identifying those problems that are actually exposed to threats and could enable hackers to break through perimeter defenses to access sensitive assets using pivot attacks. This capability allows operations teams to focus their efforts on issues that create the greatest risk to their organization based on confirmed parameters of access, vulnerability and organizational impact - instead of utilizing their resources patching servers already shielded by multiple layers of network security. To read the complete SC Magazine product review, visit http://www.scmagazineus.com/redseal-systems-network-advisor--vulnerability-advisor-v42/review/3505/#. About SC Magazine SC Magazine provides IT security professionals with in-depth and unbiased information through timely news, comprehensive analysis, cutting-edge features, contributions from thought-leaders and the best, most extensive collection of product reviews in the business. By offering a consolidated view of IT security through independent product tests and well-researched editorial content that provides the contextual backdrop for how these IT security tools will address larger demands put on businesses today, SC Magazine enables IT security pros to make the right security decisions for their companies. Besides the monthly print magazine and daily website, the brand's portfolio includes the SC Awards, SC Directory, SC Magazine Newswire, SC World Congress, and SC Congress Canada. About RedSeal Systems, Inc. RedSeal Systems develops security posture management software that enables organizations to assess and strengthen their cyber-defenses. Unlike systems that detect attacks once they occur, RedSeal identifies holes in the security infrastructure that could be exploited--before they are discovered by hackers. RedSeal software analyzes and simplifies the complex interaction of firewalls, routers, load balancers and hosts, delivering in-depth understanding of overall security posture, continuous compliance with regulations such as PCI, FISMA, and SOX, and actionable steps for risk remediation. For more information, visit RedSeal at www.redseal.net. SOURCE RedSeal Systems, Inc. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]